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Fresh new look, both inside and out

Superb suspension tuning and comfortable ride

Potent V-6

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2.5-liter lacks grunt

No performance-/sport-oriented model

Touchscreen interface occasionally slow

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2014 chevrolet impala Reviews and News

2014 Chevrolet Impala

By
Evan McCausland
- 08/14/2013

New For 2014

Everything -- the 2014 Impala shares only a name and its emblems with the outgoing car.

Vehicle Summary

Chevrolet first used the Impala name on a sedan back in 1958, but today's Impala isn't the rear-wheel-drive slice of America it used to be. For that matter, it also isn't the basic, bland appliance it was for the past decade. The 2014 Impala is all-new from head to toe and is infused with more style and flair than any Impala built in the last three decades. The 2014 Impala shares its platform with the Buick LaCrosse and the Cadillac XTS. A 195-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder is standard on the majority of Impala models, but a 305-hp, 3.6-liter V-6 is standard on 2LT and 2LTZ trims. A smaller 2.4-liter four-cylinder, paired with a "mild" hybrid system, is also expected to join the lineup later this year.

Overview

The idiom about the ugly duckling matriculating into a beautiful, graceful swan applies perfectly to the new 2014 Impala. Whereas the outgoing car was the flavorless but faithful steed of rental counters coast-to-coast, to consumers, it looked dated and dumpy. That can't be said of the new 2014 Impala. Its long, flowing roofline and cascading rear haunches echo those Impalas from the 1960s, while the front fascia shows a surprising amount of Camaro influence. It's the little things, however -- the taut character lines, the paper-thin panel gaps, intricate grille and headlamp details -- that suggest Chevy's design team didn't phone this one in.

Likewise, the 2014 Impala's interior appointments are a far cry from the cheap plastics that ruined the last car. A two-tier dashboard emphasizes a dual-cockpit look. Monotone color schemes are available, but the cabin truly pops when accented with a contrasting color -- for instance, the noir-and-saddle combination offered on the Impala LTZ. There's plenty of gadgetry to be found, too, as higher-trim Impalas are offered with Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system, Bluetooth connectivity, a USB audio input, and OnStar emergency services. Four-cylinder Impalas even sport an active-noise-cancellation system to further insulate the cabin.

Fortunately, the 2014 Impala drives as well as it looks. The Impala finally ditches the ancient "W-body" platform that dates back three decades in favor of more modern and sophisticated hardware -- and it shows. The suspension dampening is top-notch and soaks up road imperfections without feeling gelatinous. Steering is precise and well-weighted. The 305-hp V-6 is the most powerful engine in the class and renders the Impala rather quick, but the base 2.5-liter I-4 is best described as adequate -- it is, after all hefting more than 3800 pounds with only 196 hp and 253 lb-ft of torque on tap.

The large-sedan segment is starting to heat up, thanks to the recent introduction of the 2014 Toyota Avalon, the 2014 Kia Cadenza, and the 2014 Hyundai Azera, but the Impala's pricing, styling, comfort, and size will likely render it quite popular.

You'll like:

Fresh new look, both inside and out

Superb suspension tuning and comfortable ride

Potent V-6

You won't like:

2.5-liter lacks grunt

No performance-/sport-oriented model

Touchscreen interface occasionally slow

Key Competitors

Ford Taurus

Hyundai Azera

Kia Cadenza

Toyota Avalon

Current AT&T Customers Will Have Option to Add OnStar 4G to Plans

By
Edward A. Sanchez
- 01/11/2014

The car has become the latest mobile hotspot, and automakers across the globe are working to make the car a data hub both for the vehicle itself and built-in apps and services, as well as a connectivity hub for peripheral mobile devices. General Motors was among the pioneers of the concept of the connected car, launching OnStar in 1996. Initially resistant to the industry trend of Bluetooth connectivity to portable mobile devices, instead encouraging customers to use the built-in OnStar telephony services, GM's belief in built-in connectivity seems finally vindicated by the latest trend. To make the prospect of the connected car even more attractive to customers, it will allow buyers of OnStar 4G LTE-equipped cars to add the vehicles to their existing AT&T data plans. Non-AT&T customers can pay for the service separately.

The Chevy Impala is back, and it once again lives up to its historic nameplate. Developed entirely post-GM-bankruptcy, this year’s fully redesigned Impala marks a big step forward for the Chevrolet brand. Finally gone are the dark days of GM’s W-platform, which had held on like a tick for 25 years beginning in 1988 with models like the Chevrolet Lumina. On GM’s Epsilon II platform, the new Impala returns to all that we love in a full-size American sedan; it offers bold looks with plenty of space, comfort, and affordability.

Chevrolet’s fleet-only Impala Limited, which survived even though there is an all-new customer-oriented Impala for 2014, will continue to be sold until 2016, according to Automotive News. Consistent with GM’s plans to extend production on its Oshawa, Ontario-based consolidated line to 2016, the Impala Limited will live on about two years beyond its previously expected demise.

In total, Chevrolet is bringing some 39 vehicles to the 2013 Specialty Aftermarket Manufacturers Show (SEMA) in Las Vegas, but for now, the automaker is only willing to show off a few of the tricked-out passenger vehicles – i.e. cars that aren’t named Camaro or Corvette – that will grace its display in early November.

Responding to strong demand for the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox and redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Impala, General Motors has decided to extend production on the consolidated line at its Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant to 2016. General Motors was previously set on ending production in June of 2014.
Presently, Oshawa’s consolidated line manufactures the 2014 Chevrolet Equinox and the aging, fleet-only Chevrolet Impala Limited, while the plant’s flexible assembly line builds the 2014 Buick Regal, the 2014 Chevrolet Impala, the 2014 Cadillac XTS, and the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro.
This is welcome news for Unifor, the union previously known as the Canadian Auto Workers.
“It is a testament to what we’ve been saying about this plant all along — that the skills and efficiency of the workers at the plant make it worth keeping open,” reads a statement from Unifor president Jerry Dias.
The extension to 2016 represents a big win for the Canadian plant, who suffered a significant blow amidst last December’s announcement that production of the Chevrolet Camaro will change hands to Lansing, Michigan after 2015. This move will allow General Motors to consolidate vehicle assembly using its rear-wheel-drive Alpha architecture, which underpins the Cadillac ATS and new Cadillac CTS models.
President of Unifor Local 222 union Ron Svajlenko was optimistic in remarks made to Automotive News:
"The extension into 2016 gives our workforce some stability and again, we were going through a potential of layoffs and right now that's not the case, so that's very good news for us. As long as we continue to build vehicles out of that facility, we have the opportunity to remain in the hunt for any kind of long-term additional products that General Motors may need to build."
Despite General Motors CEO Dan Akerson saying last year that Canada is “the most expensive place to build a car in the world right now,” it appears that the Oshawa plant’s reputation for high-quality manufacturing has kept it afloat.
A statement from General Motors of Canada advised that “all scheduling adjustments are subject to market demand,” which is yet another silver lining for the consolidated line’s roughly 650 employees. If sales of the Chevrolet Equinox and Chevrolet Impala Limited remain high, it could very well allow the Oshawa plant to again dodge the dreaded guillotine come 2016.

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